Guitar Nine Columns: Guitar Technique

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Enjoy over 25 years of staff columns, guest columns, interviews and more!

August-September 2012
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Mike Campese introduces you to a cool scale sequence that is not commonly used.

August-September 2012
Jamie Andreas

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas provides some clarity on the subject of scales.

August-September 2012
Mike Philippov

Mike discusses one of the most effective methods for practicing chord changes.

August-September 2012
Rob James

Backstage warm ups take on their own quirks, stories and connections that help to explain their success and approach to their music.

August-September 2012
Tommaso Zillio

Playing high-pitched squeals that are so important in the style of metal players (and others).

October-November 2012
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Take a small pattern and turn it into a larger phrase that will sound cohesive.

October-November 2012
Jamie Andreas

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas helps you become the greatest guitarist and musician you can possibly be.

October-November 2012
Mike Philippov

Mike brings up some of the typical reasons why so many guitarists are unable to improve their musical skills.

December-January 2012
Tom Hess Opus 2

To become an excellent 7 string guitar player, you will need to fully understand how to overcome any challenges that arise with your new instrument.

December-January 2012
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Here`s how to play in 4/4 time, switch time signatures and remain in time.

December-January 2012
Jamie Andreas

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas has an answer for you - but the devil is in the details.

December-January 2012
Mike Philippov

Here it is, it`s right here, it`s here now and it`s right here for you - scale practicing that opens up creative options.

February-March 2013
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Showing you how to apply 5/8 time to your playing and how to change meters smoothly.

February-March 2013
Tom Hess Opus 2

Improve your own guitar playing abilities by simply understanding the entire story behind what makes Yngwie so underrated.

February-March 2013
Tommaso Zillio

Let`s have a look at some of the problems that may prevent you and many other blues players from realizing their musical potential.

February-March 2013
Mike Philippov

Here are some great ways to overcome guitar practice challenges.

April-May 2013
Tom Hess Opus 2

It takes most guitar players many years before they learn how to practice guitar in a way that is both productive and enjoyable.

April-May 2013
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Explaining inside/outside picking, and how it can help you alternate pick difficult passages.

April-May 2013
Tommaso Zillio

Are you playing too much? Well, it may be that you are not using enough pentatonic scales in your soloing!

April-May 2013
Jamie Andreas

If you are desperate to close the gap between yourself and your guitar - read on.

April-May 2013
Ryan Buckner

Buckner`s recent conversation with Tom Hess offers guitar practice tips.

April-May 2013
Mike Philippov

How to remember the notes on guitar once and for all and become a more creative guitarist in the process.

June-July 2013
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Two for one - a Bach excerpt arranged for guitar, along with some timeless advice.

June-July 2013
Tom Hess Opus 2

Have you ever had a hard time getting your guitar students to make significant progress from one lesson to the next? There is a simple adjustment you can make.

June-July 2013
Mike Philippov

Here is a method to find out how much your vibrato has improved over the last 6-12 months of playing guitar.

June-July 2013
Tommaso Zillio

There is a simple way to learn music theory (more than one in fact).

June-July 2013
Jeremy Rouse

Combining fretted notes with sustaining open strings underneath gives the illusion that the guitar has more strings than just six sometimes.

June-July 2013
Paul Kleff

Paul Kleff offers a simple, orderly way to analyze songs and reduce them into small, easily-practiced parts that can be mastered individually and then assembled into the complete song.

August-September 2013
Tom Hess Opus 2

The reality is, you don`t have to settle for limited financial gains in your guitar teaching business.

August-September 2013
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Mike is back with the second part of a Bach excerpt arranged for guitar.

August-September 2013
Tommaso Zillio

The CAGED system as is commonly taught has a number of problems that prevent you to reach your full potential.

August-September 2013
Sam Dawson

UK-based guitarist Sam Dawson will help to eliminate beginning fears and get you playing some picking patterns in no time.

August-September 2013
Jeremy Rouse

Two notes together can move in more ways than up and down together.

August-September 2013
Mike Philippov

Guitar exercises, in and of themselves, do not guarantee (or produce) massive progress in your musical skills.

October-November 2013
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Mike Campese is back with excerpts from his latest CD, "Chameleon".

October-November 2013
Tom Hess Opus 2

Many guitarists play truly inspiring guitar phrases without playing in a very technical manner, and you can do this to when you follow the steps in this article.

October-November 2013
Mike Philippov

Mike`s tips are designed to help you maximize your guitar practice efficiency and effectiveness

October-November 2013
Jamie Andreas

Opening your mind to new ideas and new intuitions about ways to improve your guitar playing.

October-November 2013
Dylan Kay

There`s always a lot of discussion about what to practice, but you should also consider how to practice.

October-November 2013
Jeremy Rouse

An arrangement for fingerstyle guitar from the 1978 horror flick, written by the director John Carpenter.

December-January 2013
Tom Hess Opus 2

Perhaps you have considered taking lessons but because someone you know had a disappointing experience with a teacher, you began to doubt if lessons are worth investing your time and money.

December-January 2013
Jean-Pierre Zammit

Pinpointing some very important factors that will help the student successfully go through and become a serious guitarist.

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